Find out how popular the last name Blunt is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Blunt.

Blunt, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Blunt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blunt in America

Blunt is the 4259th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blunt surname appeared 8,326 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Blunt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blunt to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Blunt

The surname Blunt originated in England during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "blunt," meaning "ruddy complexion" or "light brown hair." The name likely referred to someone with a reddish or fair complexion.

In its earliest forms, the name was recorded as "le Blunt" or "Blund" in various English records and documents from the 12th and 13th centuries. One of the earliest known mentions of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1198, which listed a person named "Gilbertus Blundus."

The Blunt surname is also associated with several place names in England, such as Blunt's Green in Oxfordshire and Blount's Farm in Wiltshire. These place names may have originated from individuals bearing the Blunt surname who lived or owned land in those areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Blunt surname can be found in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, which documented landowners and tenants in England after the Norman Conquest. The name appeared as "Blundus" in this record.

Throughout history, the Blunt surname has been borne by several notable individuals. One of the earliest was Sir Walter Blunt, a 14th-century English knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War and was present at the Battle of Crécy in 1346. Another prominent figure was Sir Christopher Blunt (1555-1615), an English politician and Member of Parliament during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

In the 17th century, Henry Blunt (1634-1693) was an English Catholic writer and controversialist who authored several religious works. Later, Edmund Blunt (1770-1862) was a celebrated English navigator and hydrographer who surveyed and charted various regions of the world's oceans.

The Blunt surname also gained prominence in the literary world with the birth of Wilfred Scawen Blunt (1840-1922), an English poet and writer known for his works on Middle Eastern affairs and his involvement in the British colonial administration in India.

While the Blunt surname has its origins in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and descendants of the original bearers of the name. However, its roots can be traced back to the medieval period in England, where it first emerged as a descriptive name associated with physical characteristics and place names.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blunt

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Blunt.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Blunt was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Blunt has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Blunt was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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